Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-30

CLOSE OF DOwHINa's sEASON-BERNBARD NOT DRAw-
ING WELL IN TIE wEsr-"EIAINK" PRODUCED IN
NEW YORK.


ING WELL In TIE wEsT-"E1AINE" PRODUCED IN
NEW YORK.
Mr.. Robert L Downing Will appear next week
IN richmond and Norfolk, after which his season
VIII close. The scenery OF the Gladiator VIII De
stored In Washington during the summer, and Mr..
Downing and his manager, Mr.. Joseph h: Mack,
Will spend their vacation In this neighborho0d-
- Henry E. Abbey is not meeting with un-
alleged success with Bernhardt in this country.
The pro1ts OF the Washington engagement were
certainly small, II they were not NIL and in Gin
cinnati last week Sarah failed to draw more than
expenses It is said. In ST. Louis business was also
light.
Now that the railroads no longer give
theatrical people special rates, the New York
Mirror advises theatrical managers to cut OF the
courtesies hitherto extended to railroad men.
Giles Shines and Lavinia Shannon have been
re-eDgaged Tor a summer season with Madame
Janauschek.
Miss Katie Scott the WE'LL known singer OF this
city, has been offered the position Of second
soprano in the new opera company to be organ
lied by the members of the old Ideal troupe who
ment. Miss Scott, it is understood, is not am
bilious to go on the operate stage, although her
line voice and pleasing address could not fail to
win Tor her good position in the profession, and
SO natterng an offer as that made by the reorgan-
lied Ideals must be hard TO resist. Miss Marie
Miss Lottie CruikShank and Messrs. Barnabee,
Karl, Mcdonald, Speck and rockingham will be
members of the troupe.
Harold Fosberg and Geo. Learock are in the
cast OF 'BeacCn Lights" which was done at the
National 1heatcr, minor Philadelphia house, the
past week.
-"klaine," as dramatized by Geo. Parsons La
throp and Henry Edwards from TennysOn's poem,
was produced Thursday afternoon at the Madison
Square Iheater. New York. The dramatization
follows the story OF the poem, and between 400
and 800 lines OF the poem are given place. The
play was well received by large and very ntelii-
lint rfVi
work it was bad.
Kate Forsyth claims to have made money by
her Starring tour the past season. T. Harry
French proposes to take her and Joseph Haworth
roles In ''Cltto"
Richard Mansfield viii produce his long talked
diversion Of ''Dr Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, at the Bos-
ton Museum, where he is now playing in "a
Partisan Romance" on May
A new American opera, called "The Pyramid >
is to be presented at the New York Star Theater
ON Monday night.
Both Bernhardt and Patti have still in reserve
for the New Workers another farewell" the
former giving three performances there in June
and the latter singing once the week after next.
1t is said that Patti has signed with Abbey for
South American tour.
over $4,000 has already been realized from
the sale OF seats for the Forthcoming benefit to the
veteran actor, G. W. Couldock in New York.
- 1t seems at last to be definitely settled that
Henry +. Dixey has bought half interest in the
New York Bijou Opera House. Dixey returns to
the BijOu Monday night, Nat Goodwin closing his
season there tonight.
1t is probable that Union Square Will soon
cease to be the haunt OF the idle actors of New
IorS-the "Rialto," as the ''profesh" call it. The
headquarters OF the actors fund are to move up
town 10 2lSt street and 9Th avenue on Monday, and
II Is thonght the "dSengaged" viii hereafter rub ell
BOWS With the Union CLUB dudes and pre-eInpt the
SIDEWALKS round about the Fi1th-Aventle Hotel and
Madison Square generally.
theatrical people are among the leaders In
the summer hegira 10 Europe this year. large
number OF professionals sailed from New York the
past week.
At Las Vegas, n. NJ, one night last week, when
Frederick Warde, in the wooing scene in '.Richard
H. gives his sword to Lady Anne, several OF the
cowboys in the audience shouted s'Ki1 him."
"Stick him. and one cattle man more enthusiastic
than the others drew pistol, and pointing it at
the tragetiian, said: "AGy man who would treat q
woman like that ought to die" He was diSarmed
and taken from the theater
Louis James has been playing in Chicago this
week and his fine performance of Virginius has
won renewed and increased commentator from
the critics. Miss Wa1nwrights Virginia is also
warmly praised.